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Leonard and Kathleen Shillam were Australian sculptors.
In 1976 they were awarded life membership of the Society of Sculptors, Queensland.
On 26 January 1986 they were appointed Members of the Order of Australia.
In December 2000 they were awarded Honorary Doctorates of Philosophy for services to the arts, notably sculpture, from the University of Queensland.
Leonard George Shillam AM (born 15 August 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - died 1 September 2005), was a founding member of both the Queensland Society of Sculptors and the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society.
Kathleen Shillam (née O'Neill) AM (born in England 25 May 1916 - died 20 September 2002 in Australia). Kathleen was born at Paignton in Devon. In 1939 she spent much time drawing animals at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo. Kathleen Shillam was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honors in 1986, "for service to the arts, particularly in the field of sculpture, and to education".
Personal life
Leonard Shillam and Kathleen O'Neill met at art school in Brisbane in 1932. They were married on 1 September 1942.
In 1980 they set up a bronze casting foundry in their studio and until 1987 cast all their own smaller scaled works. On 21 March 1987 they were involved in a serious car accident that permanently affected the health of both.
References
- Cooke (2006), pg. 29
- ^ SHILLAM, Leonard George, Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January 1986, It's an Honour.
Citation: For service to sculpture. - ^ SHILLAM, Kathleen, Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January 1986, It's an Honour.
- Cooke (2006), pg. 64
- Kathleen Shillam bio, Design & Art Australia Online, www.daao.org.au
- Profiles of Len and Kath Shillam , www.sculptorsqld.org.au
Possible replacement: SHILLAM, Len and Kath, Sculptors Queensland - Cooke (2006), pg. 32
- Cooke (2006), pg. 39
External links
- Glenn Cooke (11 August 2006). "Leonard and Kathleen Shillam - Chronology and Exhibition History" (PDF). State Library of Queensland.
- Fran Metcalf (22 February 2008). "Exhibit honours Leonard and Kathleen Shillam". Courier Mail.
- Shillam Papers at State Library, Sculptors Queensland
- Kathleen and Leonard Shillam sculptures, Philip Bacon Galleries
- Biographical Notes, Philip Bacon Galleries
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